In re Amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar

The Florida Bar has filed a petition with this Court to amend the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar governing the Basic Skills Course Requirement (BSCR). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const

BACKGROUND

In 1988, this Court adopted a mandatory basic skills course requirement for all new admittees to The Florida Bar. See Fla. Bar re Amendment to Rules Regulating Fla. Bar, Rule 6-12.1 (Basic Skills Course Requirement), 524 So.2d 634 (Fla.1988). The Court provided the following explanation for the creation of the requirement:

[T]he program serves a significant public purpose by assuring…